
The Dail has been told that the Pay and Numbers strategy is preventing the recruitment of home care workers in Donegal, and that’s putting a serious strain on Letterkenny University Hospital.
The issue was raised by Deputy Padraig Mac Lochlainn during a discussion on an Independent Ireland motion calling for a fairer funding model for home care and nursing homes.
Deputy MacLochlainn told TDs there is a tradition of public care in Donegal of which people are very proud, and if the government puts that at risk, it’ll have a fight on its hands………